Publications
Proforest Initiative Africa 2024 Annual Report
This annual report highlights our progress and commitment to promoting the responsible sourcing and production of agricultural commodities in Africa. We are happy to share our contribution towards delivering positive social and...
14 January 2025- English (2.35 MB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Production Landscape Programmes People Production landscapes Africa Cocoa
RAPPORT: Journées de sensibilisation et de brainstorming sur le Règlement Déforestation de l’Union Européenne (RDUE) au Gabon
Les « Journées de sensibilisation et de brainstorming sur le Règlement Déforestation de l’Union Européenne (RDUE) au Gabon » se sont déroulées en ligne (webinaire) et en présentiel au WWF Gabon du 23 au 24 mai 2024. Elles ont été...
4 June 2024- French (779 kB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Policy and regulation Africa Cocoa Forest products Palm oil Rubber Timber
Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative: A platform for producer and consumer country partnerships
ASCI has great potential to help bridge perspectives between consumer and producer countries. This briefing paper extracts insights and lessons from ASCI multistakeholder dialogues, as well as a study on Producer-Consumer...
21 March 2024- English (314 kB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative People Nature Africa
The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative: lessons on the transition from the Africa Palm Oil Initiative
The transition of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative (APOI) into the Africa Sustainable Commodities (ASCI) Initiative, mandated by 10 African governments at COP26, provides a useful case study in scaling up a multi-stakeholder initiative.
1 November 2023- English (22 MB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa
The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative
Ten West and Central African countries commit to sustainable commodity production, with new Declaration signed at CoP27, November 9, 2022
3 April 2023Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil Forest products Rubber Cocoa Timber
The Africa Palm Oil Initiative Highlights from 2020 - 2021
Highlights of the last year: policy success, working on sustainability plans and getting back to fieldwork and training.
24 February 2022Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil
Marrakesh +5: Five Years of Progress towards Sustainable Palm Oil Development in Africa
Progress, lessons learned and next steps for the Africa Palm Oil Initiative (APOI), five years after the signing of the Marrakesh Declaration for Sustainable Development of the Palm Oil Sector in Africa.
8 December 2021- APOI_Marrakesh_5_Years_Dec_2021.pdf (12.56 MB)
Africa Palm Oil Initiative: highlights 2019-2020
This report details highlights from APOI during its implementation phase during the year 2019-2020.
18 November 2020- apoi_highlights_2019-2020.pdf (3.42 MB)
- APOI_événements_marquants_de_2019-2020.pdf (3.24 MB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil
Shifting towards sustainability: How the APOI is changing palm oil production in West and Central Africa
This publication provides a regional overview of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative's (APOI) progress across West and Central Africa so far.
1 December 2019Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil
Moving towards sustainable production: the Africa Palm Oil Initiative impact report
This document highlights some of the key successes of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative, and considers the next steps to be taken.
29 March 2019Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Palm oil
Gender and Social Inclusion Analysis of Customary Practices in Oil Palm Producing Areas and the Africa Palm Oil Initiative process in Ghana
Ghana’s national platform conducted a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) analysis to understand how gender sensitive (or otherwise) the APOI process has been in the country.
1 October 2018Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Human Rights & Social Issues People Africa Palm oil
Africa Palm Oil Initiative briefing 7: From Principles to Practice: Implementing Deforestation Commitments in Africa
This is part of a series of seven briefing notes documenting the progress of the initiative from its inception in 2014 onwards.
1 October 2018Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil
